Bishop of Itapipoca
Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima was born on January 25, 1962, in União dos Palmares (Alagoas). He studied Philosophy at the Sagrado Coração de Jesus Seminary in Mogi das Cruzes and Theology at the Nossa Senhora da Assunção Faculty of Theology in São Paulo. He was ordained a priest on November 1, 1992, in Arujá, in the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes. Following his ordination, he held the following positions: Parochial Vicar of Jesus Cristo Redentor do Homem in Itaquaquecetuba (1992–1993); Coordinator of Vocational Pastoral Care for the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (1994–2000); Parish Administrator of Jesus Cristo Redentor do Homem (1994–1997); Parish Priest of São José in Salesópolis (1997–2011); and Spiritual Director for the seminarians of Mogi das Cruzes (2000–2011). On February 2, 2011, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Castello di Tatroporto and Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fortaleza. Within the Episcopal Conference of the Northeast 1 Region, he served as a member of the Commission for the Service of Charity, Justice, and Peace.